States have mandated vaccinations since long before COVID-19
Republican- and Democratic-led states alike already require hundreds of thousands of citizens to be vaccinated against various diseases.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Republican- and Democratic-led states alike already require hundreds of thousands of citizens to be vaccinated against various diseases.
Mail-in ballots accounted for just over half of this year’s primary votes cast in the 37 states (plus D.C.) for which data is available.
Response to the pandemic has pushed the federal budget higher than it’s been in decades, but Americans are slightly less concerned about the deficit than in recent years.
COVID-19 may yet do what years of advocacy have failed to: Make telework a benefit available to more than a relative handful of U.S. workers.
Votes cast on Election Day have grown steadily less significant over the past several election cycles as a share of total votes cast.
Despite some broad federal guidelines, claimants still face a hodgepodge of different state rules governing how they can qualify for benefits.
24% of civilian workers in the United States, or roughly 33.6 million people, do not have access to paid sick leave.
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